The repatriated artefacts include a part of a coffin lid carved in wood and decorated with rows of hieroglyphic text from the Late Period that was recovered in 2017; a ceramic vase and a part of a statuette depicting a female figure from the Graeco-Roman period recovered in 2018; and a 2.5cm tall Djed pillar recovered from Turin Museum in 2022.

Mostafa Waziry, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), said he was “grateful for the fruitful collaboration between the Egyptian and Italian authorities.”

"Egypt has a plan to restore its historical and archaeological heritage by combating smuggling endeavours and through agreements against the illegal transfer of artefacts," explained Shaaban Abdel-Gawad, Supervisor of the Antiquities Repatriation Department at the SCA.